Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo Lens

The Canon MP-E 65mm Macro Lens is an extreme macro lens . And it is unlike any other Canon lens I have used to date. And I recommend that you read the manual for this lens - it will help you understand its uniqueness. Canon lists the focal length for this lens as 65mm.

Maybe you've been playing around with macro photography, either with a dedicated 1:2 or 1:1 prime macro, or with a zoom lens that close focuses to about 1:3 magnification. Maybe you've even experimented with extension tubes or magnification filters to get even more macro action through your...

Canon ima v svoji bogati paleti kar nekaj zelo specifiènih objektivov. Torej objektivov, ki so namenjeni posebni uporabi in niso uporabniško primerni za vse vrste fotografije.

Canon’s all-manual 65mm is a 1-5x prime. This means that the magnification is 5x that of any other lens in test . In reality it’s almost impossible to use handheld at its minimum focusing distance, as the depth-of-field is so incredibly shallow and, being so close to the subject, the lens obstructs...

I purchased this lens to see how it would stack up against my Canon 100mm macro. While this MP-E 65mm has some striking usefulness, it is nevertheless limited by its inability to focus to infinity. One focuses on the subject matter by moving the camera, not a focus ring.

I have used my MP-E 65mm nearly every day, for the past 3.5 years. While I have shot up to 3.5 X power, even a 1X power, it's better than any other macro made. The glass is "L' quality.

One of the very best macro-lenses, starts where other stop, 3:1 up to 5:1 onother world..... but you need some accessories like macroflash and a millimetric plate and a lot of patience.....

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  5:1, excellent imagequality, nice bokeh

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  from 3:1 very dificult to handle - you need macroflash and millimetric-plate

For the fanatic that wants to peer into the almost microscopic world of extreme macro, this is the best. For almost everyone this is extreme overkill.

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  Sharp, beautiful, extreme macro. Allows a vision into an invisible world.

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  Difficult to use. Makes taking pictures a real skill. Must have dedicated ring light flash.

When you like macro this lens is your dream. A first look and feel of the lens gives you the pleasuere thet the lens is extremely well build, metal body and it's perfectly finished of.

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  -build quality, -sharpness, -no other lens does wath this one does

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  -you need the ringlite or the twin lite flash

Because reviews on this site made it clear this was an advanced lens, I purchased the Canon EF 100mm 2.8L Macro. Two extension tubes later I finally broke down and purchased this lens.

I'm traditionally an architectural shooter and timelapse filmmaker. I current live in the middle east and the summer months make it impossible to shoot outside, so I wanted to try something equally as challenging - macro photography. I was not disappointed. Challenging is the key word here.

This lens is the reason almost all serious macro photographers shoot Canon.

I had a bit of fear using this lens the first time BUT I did not have any problems - just had to move the camera back and forth (used indoor on my kitchen table)(using a tripod or a large bag of beans is necessary to keep it completely steady)....Not a point and shoot!!!!!